internet

Down with Gatekeepers: Hillary Clinton and the Obama Administration vs. Internet Freedom

by Stephan Kinsella December 6, 2011

Last year, in Hillary Clinton’s Historic Speech on Global Internet Freedom, Adam Thierer praised Hillary Clinton for a speech drawing a bold line in the cyber-sand regarding exactly where the United States stands on global online freedom. Clinton’s answer was unequivocal: “Both the American people and nations that censor the Internet should understand that our government [...]

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Putting the Highway in Information Superhighway

by Robert Wicks December 3, 2010

In a recent episode of This Week in Google, Jeff Jarvis, with some support from Leo Laporte, suggested that perhaps, given the incredible importance of the Internet, it should be treated like the highway system, with the government paying companies to build it out, but having state guaranteed access. I enjoy listening to TWIG, and [...]

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The IRS Continues To Destroy The Internet

by Manuel Lora September 20, 2010

Just when we thought that the “1099 nightmare” was going to be it for 2010, we learn of the new IRS impositions on internet commerce. These rules target folks selling stuff online. People selling 200 items or making $20k on eBay, for example, shall be subject to reporting rules. People who make a living (or [...]

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Pundits: Play Whack-A-Mole with WikiLeaks. Oh wait…

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 14, 2010

In How to Mirror a Censored WordPress Blog, I discussed how the Mises Institute open-sourcing all of Mises.org and putting its entire literature and media library online as a set of torrents will help ensure the continued existence of this treasure trove of liberty in the event of a natural disaster or a future crackdown [...]

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TLS Podcast Picks: Young Entrepreneurs; Mutual Aid

by Stephan Kinsella August 13, 2010

Recommended podcasts: TWiT Live Specials 32: The Future Of The Web. In this episode–hosted by TWiT host Leo Laport’s daughter, high school senior Abby Laporte–”Young entrepreneurs give their vision of the future of technology.” It is quite impressive and inspiring to see these dynamic, intelligent, confident, ambitious, well-spoken young people–and quite a contrast to the [...]

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CrunchGear vs. the Tea Party on Net Neutrality

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 13, 2010

Yesterday, in All Your Tubes Are Belong to Googlizon, I blogged about the Google-Verizon proposal for regulating the internet and why libertarians should oppose both it and any net neutrality laws and regulations. Today, I came across a post on CrunchGear, a tech and gadgets site, by Nicholas Deleon, that criticizes the Tea Party for [...]

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Aphoristic Observation: The Internet Kill Switch

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché June 27, 2010

Clearly, in times of emergency, the internet, in order to be protected, must be destroyed. Cross-posted at Is-Ought GAP.

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